Elmore Morgenthaler

Elmore Morgenthaler
Personal information
Born (1922-08-03)August 3, 1922
Amarillo, Texas
Died November 25, 1997(1997-11-25) (aged 75)
Nationality American
Listed height 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
Listed weight 230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
College New Mexico Tech (1946)
Boston College (1946–1947)
Playing career 1947–1953
Position Center
Number 7, 17
Career history
1947 Providence Steamrollers
1947 Birmingham Skyhawks
1947–1949 Philadelphia Sphas
1949 Philadelphia Warriors
1949–1950 Scranton Miners
1950–1951 Waterloo Hawks
1951 Mexico Aztecas
1951–1953 Scranton Miners
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Elmore Robert Morgenthaler (August 3, 1922 – November 25, 1997) was an American professional basketball player. He played for the Providence Steamrollers and the Philadelphia Warriors in the Basketball Association of America, among other franchises and leagues.[1]

Morgenthaler attended the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology for just the second semester of the 1945–46 season and was near the top of the nation in scoring.[2] He then transferred to Boston College and played most of the 1946–47 season before quitting college basketball at the end of February 1947 to play professionally. At 7'1", Morgenthaler is officially recognized as the National Basketball Association's first seven-foot player.[3] The Providence Steamrollers, for whom he played in the second half of the 1946–47 season, was a member of the Basketball Association of America (which later became the NBA, thus its history was adopted by the NBA).

References

  1. "Elmore Morgenthaler stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
  2. Meier, Ted (February 27, 1946). "Elmore Morgenthaler, Of New Mexico Mines, Regains Lead In National Individual Basketball Scoring Race". The Florence Times. Florence, Alabama. p. 7. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
  3. Samson, David (2002). Useless Knowledge: Answers to Questions You'd Never Think to Ask. New York, NY: St. Martin's Press. p. 88. ISBN 978-0-312-29017-7.
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